Top 5 reasons why May 2 will be the biggest day in sports
On May 2, several important sporting events are aligning perfectly on a single day, which will lead to the overwhelming majority of the country tuning into at least one of them over the course of 24 hours.June 17, 1994, was also one of those days, as O.J. Simpson’s infamous low-speed Bronco chase drew the interest of an estimated 95 million viewers. However, that was a day filled to the brim with other significant sporting events.For example, that was the day of the first game in the 1994 Football World Cup, held in the U.S. for the first and only time to date. It was also the day that Arnold Palmer would play his final round of golf at the U.S. Open, as well as Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and Houston Rockets.It was the day of the New York Rangers’ ticker-tape parade in the Big Apple following their Stanley Cup win. This day was so important that there was even an ESPN 30 for 30 documentary created about the day’s events.This day will also make history in betting books as allegedly $ 1 Billion will be on the table.In short, it was an extremely important and lucrative day for sports entertainment, but there is a chance that May 2 2015 will pass it in television viewing and ad spending. So let’s take a view:
#7 Honourable Mention: Cricket
Indian Premier League is almost upto its half stage. And cricket lovers are in for a feast this weekend. Kolkata Knight Riders take on Royal Challengers Banglore on May 2. Remember the ugly spat between Delhi brats:Gautam Gambhir & Virat Kohli?Well, that incidence made match between these two teams worth watching.
But if you like cricket for its game, no problem.This match will be fight for the third spot. There are contests within a contest like:Kohli V/s Morkel, Starc V/s Gambhiretc.,
Another match is also an eye candy: Chennai SuperKings V/s Sunrisers Hyderabad,the most consistent team against the team with best bowling attack.
Battles to look forward to:Raina V/s Steyn, McCullum V/s Boult, Dhoni V/s Kumars, Warner V/s Nehra
For test cricket lovers: May 2 marks the final day of the first test betweenBangladesh and Pakistan.